Toaster.



G; H. CARLTON.

' TOASTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. H. 1913.

1,178,298. Patented Apr. 4,1916.

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GUY H. CARLTON, OF MASON CITY, IOWA.

TOASTER.

Application filed March 11, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUY H. CARLTON, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Mason City, in the county ofCerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toasters, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to toasters, and more particularly to thattype of toasters which embody toasting plates having means whereby tosupport the same in super posed relation above a burner and the like andon which bread is disposed in order totoast the same, the object of myinvention being to provide this type of toaster with means whereby theheat rising from the burner will be distributed over the entire lowersurface of the toasting plate.

The means whereby the above object is carried out, are clearly shown inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a transverse verticalsection illustrating my invention in its practical application. Fig. 2is a top plan view of the toaster. Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof.

Referring now to these figures, A indicates the horizontal toastingplate which is provided with upwardly curled edges a, bent downwardlyupon the upper face of the plate in order to receive and retain theedges of the wire cloth B which forms an immediate support for the breadto be toasted in order that it may be prevented from actual contact withthe toasting plate.

The toasting plate A is supported in superposed relation above a burnersuch as indicated at C in Fig. 1 by means of the annular flange D, theupper edge of which is provided with lugs d riveted to the under surfaceof the toasting plate and the lower edge of which is adapted to restupon the stove E or other support adjacent to the burner.

In order that the heat rising from the burner C may be distributed overthe entire lower surface of the toasting plate, I provide a conicaldistributing plate F, the en larged end of which has its surroundingedge riveted to the lower surface of the toasting plate and thedownwardly disposed Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 753,496.

apex of which is provided with an aperture 7. Thus a. certain proportionof the heated air and products from the burner C finds it way throughthe aperture f and to the central portion of the toasting plate, theremainder of such heat being deflected outwardly by the conical plate Fto the outer portions of the toasting plate, the supporting flange Dbeing, to this end, provided at its upper edge with a plurality ofsemi-circular recesses cl which permit the deflected heat to passoutwardly to the portions of the toasting plate beyond the supportingplate. Thus, apertures or recesses (Z being immediately adjacent thetoasting plate, the latter need not be limited in area to the area ofthe flange D, but may, as shown, have portions extending some distancebeyond said flange and to which the heat is directed through the saidapertures or recesses.

I claim:

1. The combination of a toasting plate, a supporting flange secured tothe lower surface of the toasting plate and beyond which the edges ofthe toasting plate extend some distance, said flange being provided witha plurality of apertures extending therearound immediately adjacent thelower surfaces of the toasting plate, and a deflector comprising a conesecured to the lower surface of the toasting plate centrally within thesupporting flange with its apex depending.

2. A toaster comprising a flat rectangular toasting plate, a supportingflange having outwardly bent lugs at its upper edge secured to the lowersurface of the toasting plate a distance from the edges of the latterand provided in said upper edge with a plurality of recesses between thelugs, forming heat escape openings immediately adjacent to the lowersurface of the toasting plate, and a cone secured upon the lower surfaceof the toasting plate within the flange, all substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

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Witnesses G. A. I'IEALD, F. A. Coon.

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Patented Apr. 4t, rare.

